Almost two years ago, I said goodbye to one of the most important people in my life. I held my dad’s hand as tears streamed silently down my face. There was a crazy jumble of emotions inside of me; relief that my dad was finally free from an incredibly painful experience, sadness, loss, concern for […]
Lately I have been reading a lot of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, as he is the poet that we are studying in school this year. One of his poems, “A Psalm of Life” has recently caused me to stop and reflect. Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! For the soul […]
As our departure for Senegal comes closer, many of these thoughts and questions race through my mind on a constant basis. My conclusion? “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.” -Revelation 4:11 A Brunch […]
Here in our home country New Tribes requires that we have a sending church to affirm our calling and legitimacy before we are ever allowed to board a plane and head overseas. It makes sense right? If we plan on moving to West Africa as church planters, it would seem necessary that we should have […]
As Stacy and I have pursued missions for the last 10 or so years, our family has grown! God has been working on the little hearts of our children as we prepare to move to West Africa. To help them understand and prepare for the transition we often try to talk about what life […]
After graduating, a group of guys here from the MTC went to Papua New Guinea with one of our professors (where he had previously worked and planted a church.) While they were there the church leaders wanted to send a challenge to the American church, below is that challenge: We pray that we can be […]
I stared at the wall in front of my desk, trying not to feel too discouraged. The truth was that I was exhausted, mentally and physically. I had been in Oklahoma studying Cherokee for a few weeks, and I thought by now it might be getting a little easier instead of harder. Yet for every answered […]
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